Slate Quarries, Drimoleague, Sea Lodge, Durrus, Kilcrohane, West Cork from Skibbereen and West Carbery Eagle or South Western Advertiser 1865/6, and Lead Mine, 1310 Belamire (Probably Gearhameen), Durrus – West Cork History

Slate Quarries, Drimoleague, Sea Lodge, Durrus, Kilcrohane, West Cork from Skibbereen and West Carbery Eagle or South Western Advertiser 1865/6, and Lead Mine, 1310 Belamire (Probably Gearhameen), Durrus

There is a long history of mining in the Durrus/Mizen area. There is a reference c 1310 by Edmund Gould … Continue reading Slate Quarries, Drimoleague, Sea Lodge, Durrus, Kilcrohane, West Cork from Skibbereen and West Carbery Eagle or South Western Advertiser 1865/6, and Lead Mine, 1310 Belamire (Probably Gearhameen), Durrus